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Amazon Web Services launches startup accelerator for generative AI companies

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The Amazon Web Services accelerator, revealed Tuesday, is a 10-week program aims to “empower companies applying generative AI to solutions from legal and marketing, to software engineering, green energy, and life sciences, including drug discovery.” ” It also provides up to $300,000 in AWS credits.

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Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group

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GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, and a few hundred jobs on its Physical Stores Technology team, executives in the tech giant’s cloud computing division informed employees Wednesday morning in internal emails.

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Amazon Web Services is launching Space Accelerator for final-frontier startups

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Amazon Web Services is raising the curtain on AWS Space Accelerator, a four-week business support program that’s open to space startups seeking to use Amazon’s cloud computing services. AWS Space Accelerator isn’t the only startup program to focus on space ventures.

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Amazon Web Services launches accelerator that focuses on the healthcare workforce

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Amazon Web Services is launching a four-week accelerator program for 20 global startups working on digital solutions for the healthcare workforce, including training, retention and deployment. Selected startups will receive up to $25,000 in AWS computing credits, training, mentoring and other support.

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Amazon Web Services launches $40M initiative that aims to reduce health inequities

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Amazon Web Services will provide $40 million in credits and technical support over three years for organizations working to enhance health and reduce inequities in care. The new global program, announced Monday, will operate in parallel to another launched in early 2020 to support COVID-19 diagnostics research and development.

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Amazon Web Services partners with Brazil’s space agency to boost business on the final frontier

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Amazon Web Services and the Brazilian Space Agency are joining forces to support long-term growth of the space industry in Latin America’s largest country. Brazil is also a participant in the International Space Station program , and it has signed onto NASA’s Artemis Accords for moon exploration. AWS Photo).

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Dancing with the cloud: Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky takes steps to fight homelessness

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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky during a rehearsal session with his professional dance partner Lauren Smith. But a group of notable personalities in the city, including Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky , will do their best to use dance to raise money to help combat the issue. .